(UPDATED at 1:17 p.m. PDT, April 20, 2015)
Riverside County Fire announced this morning that the Highway Fire northwest of Corona, California was holding at 1,020 acres and the Incident Commander is calling it 35% contained. All evacuations and road closures have been lifted.
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(UPDATED at 7:50 a.m. PDT, April 20, 2015)
Riverside County Fire announced Sunday evening that the fire had burned 1,020 acres. The cause was identified as an unattended cooking fire.
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(UPDATED at 2:13 PDT, April 19, 2015)
Riverside County Fire issued information at 11:15 this morning saying the fire has been mapped at 980 acres.
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(Originally published at 8:07 a.m. PDT, April 19, 2015)
The Highway Fire has burned hundreds of acres in the Prado Basin just northwest of Corona, California. CAL FIRE spokesperson Mike Mohler said the fire is in thick vegetation that has not burned in decades. Approximately 700 personnel are assigned. The fire was first reported at 6:12 p.m. on Saturday.
There are no reports of injuries to firefightes or damage to structures.
All mandatory evacuations have been lifted, including residents of 300 homes on Bluff Road, Homestead Road and Stagecoach Road.
The last official size of the fire provided by Riverside County Fire was 300 acres at midnight Sunday morning, but it may be significantly larger.
#HighwayFire morning briefing. Credit, Shane Reichardt, Riverside County Fire OES pic.twitter.com/9KEXWB60n2
— CAL FIRE Riverside (@CALFIRERRU) April 19, 2015
#HighwayFire remains @ 300 acres per last @CAL_FIRE update. View #photos of the #fire here: http://t.co/DaklioVjOW pic.twitter.com/HVlLViBgcq — Daily Bulletin (@ivdailybulletin) April 19, 2015
